A/C vs. swamp cooler?

Nonsense, where has the water gone then?

Nonsense, where has the water gone then?

Why would a water based system cost more in a power outage?

The pipes for my radiators are 8mm thick. I assume you have to run huge piping for the air....

I'm surprised they could rattle pictures without shattering the glass they were touching.

I don't have to service my water operated heating ever.

New ones have no odor and are efficient. I replace my boiler about 7 years ago. I tracked oil use and degree days and I'm saving about 38% with the new one and the exhaust is minimal to the existing flue. It was on this newsgroup that I leaned about it fro Chris, the Stormin Mormon.

And a properly installed and designed forced air system is virtually quiet - and no banging pipes like many hydronic systems.

Minor leaks are not a problem either.

With the blower on lkow temps are as even or more even than with hydronics.

At least forced air HAS filters - which DO remove a lot of dust fron the air, and hot water heat is every bit as "dry" as forced air. The water stays IN the radiators. (or at least is is supposed to!!!)

Direct vent gas fireplaces also do not let out heat or make you listen to the neighbour's dog .

It's not so much the water getting out as air (well hydrogen) being created from rust inside the radiators and blocking the flow of water. Why can't someone invent a water pump that can cope with an air bubble?

Yes those are fine, I was referring to the old fashioned coal/wood fireplaces that belong two centuries ago.

Older oil furnaces made a bit of an oil smell inside the house too, as the firebox was not 100% sealed. They drew fresh air from inside the house and exhausted it up the chimey - which alsoi had a damper

The glass was typically in a wooden frame and pretty well insulated from the vibration.

When you defrost the old style freezer you break off the ice and throw it away. On a "frost free" it is melted, runs down the back and drips out the bottom into a tray under the fridge. The condenser coil is usually under that tray and evaporates the water into the air in the house.

They call a forced air unit a furnace, A boiler would be used with a water based system.

But the radiator is a convenient place to set a pan of water...

Switch to steam heat; the radiators have air vents.

Your dysfunctional royals are good for the tourist trade. How many pounds will Harry's trip to the slave quarters net?

I had a flat in an old brownstone that had three fireplaces, one fake, one real, and one with a gas log. The real one was handy for breaking up the furniture and tossing it in on cold nights. Twelve foot ceilings, marginal heating, and lots of glass, it was a real Victorian wonder.